In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Frank W. Wiecek
Brian Kelly
Laura McNeal
Wanda Skutnik
Tillie Wiecek
Helen Wiecek
K.L. Palmer
Parole Board Chairman
Sam Faxon
Martin J. Burns
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Rayska (uncredited)
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Anna Felczak (uncredited)
Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Polish Man (uncredited)
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Pete (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Second Bartender (uncredited)
Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
First Bartender (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Polish man (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
Polish Man (uncredited)
Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
Barfly (uncredited)
Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician
Bartender (uncredited)
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